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<h1>API Compare Wizard</h1>
<p>The API compare wizard can be used to compare a selected set of selected elements (projects, source folders, package fragments, or compilation units) to a selected API baseline and show those
results in the <b><a href="../views/ref-api-tooling-view.htm">API Tooling View</a></b></p>
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      <th rowspan="1" colspan="1" width="10%"> <p> Option </p></th>
      <th rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p> Description </p></th>
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      <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Baseline</td>
      <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">You can choose any API baseline from the combo box to compare to.</td>
      <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="center">Default baseline or empty</td>
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      <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Add New Baseline</td>
      <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Opens the <b><a href="../preferences/ref-baselines.htm">API Baselines</a></b> preference page so that a new baseline can be added for use. </td>
      <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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<p>The API Compare wizard, showing an example Eclipse 3.4.1 baseline being compared to.</p>
<img src="../images/api-compare-wizard.png" alt="API Compare Wizard" border="0">
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<p><img border="0" src="../../../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks"></p>
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<a href="../../../tasks/api_tooling_compare_to_baseline.htm">Comparing to an API baseline</a><br>
<a href="../../../tasks/api_tooling_baseline.htm">Setting up a baseline</a>
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<p><img src="../../../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" border="0"></p>
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<a href="../preferences/ref-baselines.htm">API Baselines Preferences</a>
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